CHEBI:18145 - (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol

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ChEBI Name (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:18145
ChEBI ASCII Name (R,R,R)-alpha-tocopherol
Definition An α-tocopherol that has R,R,R configuration. The naturally occurring stereoisomer of α-tocopherol, it is found particularly in sunflower and olive oils.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:46509, CHEBI:10336, CHEBI:12343
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Formula C29H50O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 430.70610
Monoisotopic Mass 430.38108
InChI InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29-/m1/s1
InChIKey GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPESA-N
SMILES CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCc2c(C)c(O)c(C)c(C)c2O1
Metabolite of Species Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090) From MetaboLights See: MetaboLights Study
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (NCBI:txid3055) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: DOI
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in faeces (UBERON:0001988). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in saliva (UBERON:0001836). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in cerebrospinal fluid (UBERON:0001359). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in blood (UBERON:0000178). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in breast milk (ENVO:02000031). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
(via tocol )
(via vitamin E )
food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
Biological Role(s): EC 2.7.11.13 (protein kinase C) inhibitor
An EC 2.7.11.* (protein-serine/threonine kinase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of protein kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13).
immunomodulator
Biologically active substance whose activity affects or plays a role in the functioning of the immune system.
antiviral agent
A substance that destroys or inhibits replication of viruses.
micronutrient
Any nutrient required in small quantities by organisms throughout their life in order to orchestrate a range of physiological functions.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
algal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
fat-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in fats and are stored in body tissues. Unlike the water-soluble vitamins, they are stored in the body for long periods of time and generally pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed in excess.
(via vitamin E )
Application(s): nutraceutical
A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
antiatherogenic agent
A cardiovascular drug that prevents atherogenesis, the accumulation of lipid-containing plaques on the innermost layers of the arteries. Compare with antiatherosclerotic agent.
anticoagulant
An agent that prevents blood clotting.
immunomodulator
Biologically active substance whose activity affects or plays a role in the functioning of the immune system.
food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role antiatherogenic agent (CHEBI:50855)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role anticoagulant (CHEBI:50249)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role antiviral agent (CHEBI:22587)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role EC 2.7.11.13 (protein kinase C) inhibitor (CHEBI:37700)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role immunomodulator (CHEBI:50846)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role micronutrient (CHEBI:27027)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role nutraceutical (CHEBI:50733)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470)
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) is enantiomer of (S,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:46430)
Incoming α-tocopheryloxyacetic acid (CHEBI:194185) has functional parent (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145)
13-hydroxy-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:84962) has functional parent (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145)
(S,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:46430) is enantiomer of (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145)
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol
Synonyms Sources
(+)-α-tocopherol UniProt
(+)-alpha-tocopherol ChemIDplus
(+)-α-tocopherol ChemIDplus
(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol IUPAC
(2R)-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYL-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-TRIMETHYLTRIDECYL]CHROMAN-6-OL PDBeChem
(2R,4'R,8'R)-alpha-tocopherol ChemIDplus
(2R,4'R,8'R)-α-tocopherol ChemIDplus
(all-R)-α-tocopherol ChemIDplus
(R,R,R)-α-tocopherol ChemIDplus
5,7,8-trimethyltocol ChemIDplus
alpha-Tocopherol KEGG COMPOUND
d-α-tocopherol ChemIDplus
RRR-α-tocopherol ChEBI
Vitamin E KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xrefs Databases
14265 ChemSpider
4280 DrugCentral
Alpha-Tocopherol Wikipedia
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL MetaCyc
C00007366 KNApSAcK
C02477 KEGG COMPOUND
DB00163 DrugBank
FDB000565 FooDB
HMDB0001893 HMDB
LMPR02020001 LIPID MAPS
VIV PDBeChem
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
5300493 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
59-02-9 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
59-02-9 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
59-02-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
94012 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
94012 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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03 January 2023